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* Another tragic example, Peruere/Arlecchino's story quest, and her animated short "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN5JACOEJFM The Song of Burning in the Embers]]" introduces Clervie, her childhood friend and the previous Knave's daughter. From the brief snippet that we see, the two share close a TomboyAndGirlyGirl relationship to the point that [[spoiler: Clervie dying at Peruere hand due to their "Mother's" machinations leads the latter on a roaring rampage of revenge resulting in her killing the previous Knave and eventually inheriting the title]].

** Kaveh makes his first in game appearance in Chapter III Act V, seeking out Alhaitham for information on [[spoiler:the sages going into exile]]. Rather than sticking to his usual calm, no-nonsense personality, Alhaitham is uncharacteristically vague about telling Kaveh what happened, causing the entire conversation to unnecessarily devolve into an argument that makes them reminiscent of a married couple.

*** After speaking to Alhaitham after their argument, he'll say he should leave before Kaveh returns, saying it's a "nuisance." However, exiting the room and returning shows that not only did Alhaitham wait for him to come back, he intentionally eggs on the argument they have while explaining to Kaveh what happened likely fueled by the fact that Kaveh doesn't believe what he's saying and believes that he's mocking him, which Alhaitham, in part, actually does.

* A more tragic example, Navia's quest introduces an NPC named Colter. Another member of the Spina that has been around since Callas was in charge. He worked alongside Melus and is shocked to learn that he's gone after returning from the Fortress of Meropide. As the Quest continues, he eventually gives Navia a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech which includes accusing her of taking everything he loved, including Melus. Even worse, while he's angry at the current state of the Spina and Poisson. It's the loss of Melus that is implied to have been the thing that pushed him past a DespairEventHorizon. Showing how close the two men were and implying they had a bond that was much more then working for the same man.
* Another tragic example, Peruere/Arlecchino's story quest, and her animated short "[The Song of Burning in the Embers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN5JACOEJFM)" introduces Clervie, her childhood friend and the previous Knave's daughter. From the brief snippet that we see, the two share close a TomboyAndGirlyGirl relationship to the point that [[spoiler: Clervie dying at Peruere hand due to their "Mother's" machinations leads the latter on a roaring rampage of revenge resulting in her killing the previous Knave and eventually inheriting the title]].

!!General

* The wind wisp that would become Venti was so profoundly moved by the Nameless Bard's desire for freedom that he participated in the revolt against Decarabian because of him. When the Nameless Bard died, Venti's grief was so great that he reformed himself in the Bard's image and sought to uphold the ideals that the Bard cherished as Archon. Even thousands of years later, Venti still impersonates the Bard, carries the eagle feathers that he wanted to gift his friend with him, and adopts a mortal's lifestyle for the Bard to "live" vicariously through him.

** Xiao seems to have a preference for Dihua Marsh and the Liyue-Mondstadt border, despite being sworn to protect all of Liyue. The marsh famously is the place where Venti saved his life, and so Xiao seems to want to stay close to it for sentimental reasons; he is implied to had roam the marsh long before Wangshu Inn was constructed by the Qixing to serve as his closest thing to a home and, while it wasn't the intention, the inn is so high above ground that you can actually see Barbatos' statue all the way in Mondstadt.

** Xiao seems to have a preference for Dihua Marsh and the Liyue-Mondstadt border, despite being sworn to protect all of Liyue. The marsh famously is the place where Venti saved his life, and so Xiao seems to want to stay close to it for sentimental reasons; Xiao is implied to had roam the marsh long before Wangshu Inn was constructed by the Qixing to serve as Xiao's closest thing to a home and, while it wasn't the intention, the inn is so high that you can actually see Barbatos' status all the way to Mondstadt.

** Xiao seems to have a preference for Dihua Marsh and the Liyue-Mondstadt border; the marsh famously is the place where Venti saved his life, and you can actually see Barbatos' statue from Wangshu Inn, which was actually constructed to serve as Xiao's closest thing to a home, implying he has been posted in the marsh for a long time.

** In the "Alchemical Ascension" event, Beidou, accompanied by Eula, asks for a potion that helps the drinker sleep, saying that a friends of her is having trouble sleeping. While she doesn't outright say who it is, Beidou's choice of descriptors, such as she "doesn't lack for anything" and that she's "no stranger to rare and precious treasures", suggests that the intended recipient is Ningguang.

*** In the "Endless Suffering" trailer, Venti is already waiting for Xiao, invites him to drink with him, and in the Chinese dub even calls Xiao "friend", almost like it's a regular thing between them.

** At the end of the "Endless Suffering" Short Trailer, Xiao returns to the Wangshu Inn balcony late in the evening, and finds Venti already waiting for him there under the bright light of the moon, inviting Xiao to join him for a drink. The archive description of Wangshu Inn mentions that "They say that Wangshu Inn is a haven for lovers' moonlit rendezvous." Xiao isn't surprised at all to find Venti in the inn's balcony and speaks to him in a casual friendly matter, something that for someone as formal and reserved as Xiao is quite the big deal, considering he had always known that the bard is the Anemo Archon ''and'' his savior.

** During the kite flying contest that's part of the 2024 Lantern Rite Festival, Charlotte, who's helping organize the event, ends up taking more than a few shots of Keqing, who's accompanying her during the festival. The latter, on the other hand, seems more than happy to postefor her guest.

** During the kite flying contest that's part of the 2024 Lantern Rite Festival, Charlotte, who's helping organize the event, ends up taking more than a few shots of Keqing, who's accompanying her during the festival. The latter, on the other hand, seems more than happy to post for her guest.

* Lingyuan's fierce demeanour belies how submissive she can be towards Fujin. After thousands of years of Fujin's absence, Lingyuan attempted to return the soil and waters of Chenyu Vale to their natural state so that the latter could recover the strength she lost during the Archon Wars, at the expense of the humans who depended on the tea industry for their livelihood against Fujin's wishes. Lingyuan did not care if Fujin would hate her for her actions, "so long as she could regain her form and swim free once more." When Lingyuan is confronted, questioning her reveals that though she does not share nor understand Fujin's love for humanity, she saw that the Rainjade Rite made Fujin happy, and when Fujin spoke of it Lingyuan "could not help but listen" and remembered everything Fujin said. Eventually Fujin makes Lingyuan admit that she has protect humanity on Fujin's behalf and still would "go against nature and the principles (she) follow(s)" because she wants to help Fujin make her wishes a reality. In the end, Lingyuan begrudgingly yielded to Fujin's wish to use up her powers to nurse the soil and waters for the people, reaffirming afterwards that if Fujin wanted things a certain way, "then (she) shall do what pleases her".

* Lingyuan's fierce demeanour belies how submissive she can be towards Fujin. After thousands of years of Fujin's absence, Lingyuan attempted to return the soil and waters of Chenyu Vale to their natural state so that the latter could recover the strength she lost during the Archon Wars, at the expense of the humans who depended on the tea industry for their livelihood against Fujin's wishes. Lingyuan did not care if Fujin would hate her for her actions, "so long as she could regain her form and swim free once more." When Lingyuan is confronted, questioning her eventually has her admit that though she does not share nor understand Fujin's love for humanity, she would "go against nature and the principles (she) follow(s)" to protect them because she wants to help Fujin and make her wishes a reality. She saw that the Rainjade Rite made Fujin happy and when Fujin spoke of it Lingyuan "could not help but listen" and remembered everything Fujin said. In the end, Fujin asked Lingyuan to let her nurse the soil and water for the people, and Lingyuan begrudgingly yielded, reaffirming afterwards that if Fujin wanted things a certain way, "then (she) shall do what pleases her".

''Lingyuan:'' N—No... Don't ask.\\

'''Lingyuan:''' *sigh*...\\
'''Lingyuan:''' Yes. I would. Even should another thousand years pass, and even if you asked me a thousand more times, my answer would be the same...I promise you, Fujin. You have walked with humans for much time, and have learned their cunning, while I am but a foolish beast. My claws and teeth are sharp, but I am no match for you.

'''Fujin:''' Nothing. I just didn't get to say this due to the circumstances that prevailed before, but...\\
'''Fujin:''' ...But it's so good to see you again.\\

** In Itto's voice lines about Ayato, Itto excitedly refers to Ayato as "my bro Ayato" and says that Ayato regularly plays Trading Card games and Beetle fights, and Ayato's kind words encourage him to never give up on games, despite losing all the time.
** On the other hand, Ayato considers Itto an interesting person and while he wasn't trying to give him a pep talk, he still appreciates that Itto took his words at heart. And despite not sharing the same enthusiasm about beetle fights, he still goes along with Itto.
** On Day 3 of "The Almighty Arataki Great and Glorious Drumalong Festival", Ayato sent Itto a limited edition set Genius Invokation TCG Limited-Edition Gift Box as soon as he heard about Itto's festival, knowing well that he would appreciate it, and even left a friendly note on the announcement board.
** In the "Receiver of Friends from Afar" cooking event, Itto and Shinobu run into Ayato at Wangshuu Inn, and Itto excitedly invites everyone to have lunch, the only dish fitting his budget “Humble Enough”. Even though the dish contains tofu as the main ingredient, Itto was set to order it to commemorate his encounter with Ayato, so there was no other choice for the others to eat it before Itto could without hurting his pride. Ayato immediately understood the situation without needing an explanation and helped distract Itto.

*** Itto gets very excited when Ayato compliments him and even calls him “bro” back. And this also showcases Ayato using Itto’s words to connect with him.

*** Xiao's Birthday' web event (2022) shows the Traveler playing (badly) the flute in Dihua Marsh and Xiao appearing immediately, most likely associating any flute playing with Venti, no matter how bad it sounds.

** Many fans of the ship noticed that Venti's final Windblume poem could as well be talking about Xiao, especially with lines like "Who was it that stroke your '''bloodied, determined visage'''" and "I'm leading you by the hand, into the night '''where lanterns shine bright.'''" Funnily enought, the first Windblume Festival, when Venti recited this poem, was just one month after the first Lantern Rite event, in which Xiao finally allowed himself to contemplate the lanterns, implying Venti is aware and glad that Xiao did so.

** Xiao's illuminated beast form is a bird, a kite bird to be more specific, thanks to his inspiration being the Golden Winged Great Peng. Venti's original form is a wind elemental sprite. As a bird, Xiao needs the wind, Venti, to truly fly.

** In Zhongli's teaser trailer, he gifted Tartaglia a pair of dragon-and-phoenix chopsticks for him to practice using. Apparently, a gift of dragon-and-phoenix chopsticks in Ancient China symbolizes "marital bliss” while it can also mean “good fortune” and “prosperity” between family and friends.

** In the "Receiver of Friends from Afar" cooking event, Itto and Shinobu run into Ayato at Wangshuu Inn, and Itto excitedly invites everyone to have lunch. Even though the dish contains tofu as the main ingredient, Itto was set to order it to commemorate his encounter with Ayato, so there was no other choice for the others to eat it before Itto could without hurting his pride. Ayato immediately understood the situation without needing an explanation and helped distract Itto.

** There's multiple pieces of lore that hint that Venti visits Xiao often, but especially every Lantern Rite, in order to play for him to subdue his karmic debt:

** According to Yae Miko’s voice lines about Sara, she spent an entire day asking Yae about all the things the Shogun might like, to the point Yae got irritated with her.

** In Itto's voice lines about Ayato, Itto excitedly refers to Ayato as "my bro Ayato" and says that Ayato regularly plays Trading Card games and Beetle fights, and Ayato's kind words encouraged him to never give up on games, despite losing all the time.

** Xiao's illuminated beast form is a bird, a kite bird to be more specific, thanks to his inspiration being the Golden Winged Great Peng. Venti's original form is a wing elemental sprite. As a bird, Xiao needs the wind, Venti, to truly fly.

** Xiao's illuminated beast form is a bird, a kite bird to be more specific, thanks to his inspiration being the Jinpeng. Venti's original form is a wing elemntal sprite. As a bird, Xiao needs the wind, Venti, to truly fly.